Dan: You can tell a lot about a person by what’s on their playlist.Greta: I know you can. That’s what’s worrying me.– from, “Begin Again” Title: “Begin Again”Released: 2013Genre: Music*Director and Writer: John CarneyStarring: Keira Knightly, Mark Ruffalo, James Corden, Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def,) Adam Levine, Karen Pittman, Paul Romero,…
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Movies, Movies, Movies! #86 – June 1, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! There’s a fairly good batch in a varied mix of genres. Something for everyone. The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017) Starring: Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Tommy Flanagan, Kathy Baker, Jim Caviezel, Stephen Alan Seder, Joseph Lee Anderson, Tyson Gerhardt, Lewis Pullman, Joe Anderson, Diego Josef, Adam O’Byrne,…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #85 – May 25, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Let’s start with one I started to watch, “For Your Consideration” (2006) where I got close to halfway through when it froze and wouldn’t finish playing. It’s a comedy directed by Christopher Guest and written by Guest and Eugene Levy and stars Catherine O’Hara, Stephen Rannazzisi, Ed…
Movies, Movies, Movies! Intermission and selection from the archives, “Highway 61” (1991)Yes, That One but Not That One
My apologies go out to my readers today. With the warmer weather and being vaccinated, it means I’m out and sometimes about doing more non-blogging activities. The plan is to either post reviews later, tomorrow, or skip this week and have more to review next week. Again, my apologies. Just so you don’t walk away…
Hanspostcard Movie Draft Round 10, Pick 5, “Zardoz” (1974)
Title: “Zardoz”Released: 1974 (US)Genre: FantasyDirector: John BoormanFilming locations: 7 locations in Ireland Starring: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, Sally Anne Newton, Niall Buggy, Bosco Hogan, Jessica Swift, Bairbre Dowling, Christopher Casson, Reginald Jarman.Uncredited Performers: Daisy, John, Katrine, and Telsche Boorman; and David DeKeyser. [the gigantic Stone Head hovers before the worshipful horde…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #84 – May 11, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Three movies will be reviewed today. I’m also almost halfway through S1 of the TV series, “Yellowstone.” (Thanks, Fandango!) Western series aren’t usually my thing, but with Kevin Costner as the patriarch and Danny Huston as a recurring villain, how could I resist? I’m liking the series…
Hanspostcard Movie Draft — Round 9, Pick 9, May 4, 2021 — “Natural Born Killers” (1994)
Title: Natural Born Killers (1994) Genre: Crime Director: Oliver Stone Story by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield, Everett Quinton, Jared Harris, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Edie McClurg, Russell Means, Lanny Flaherty, O-Lan Jones, Robert Downey Jr., Richard Lineback, Kirk Baltz, Ed White, Terrylene, Maria Pitillo, Josh Richman, Tommy Lee Jones,…
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